IllinoisIllinois courts would order back-to-back prison terms for certain crimes
If passed, this Illinois bill would require courts to order prison terms one after another after convictions for certain crimes committed on release or in county jail.
What it does
After certain convictions, courts would order prison terms served one after another for new felonies committed on release or in county custody, and for specified offenses in county jail.
Argument forPeople harmed by crimes committed on release or in county jail could see each conviction carry its own prison term.
Argument againstPeople convicted of these offenses could spend longer in custody because the sentences would follow their existing terms instead of running at the same time.
More detail
Courts shall order prison terms to be served one after another in specified cases. This covers a person charged with a felony who commits another felony while on pretrial release or in county detention; a person who batters a county correctional officer or sheriff’s employee while serving a sentence or held in county jail; certain people convicted of a felony who commit another felony while on bond or in detention; people convicted of possessing contraband in county jail; and people convicted of violating bail bond rules. The rule applies after conviction and does not decide guilt.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Aug 13Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombieLatest
- 2025
- Mar 4Referred to Rules Committee
- Mar 4First ReadingMinor
- Feb 27Filed with the Clerk by Rep. David FriessIntroduced
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